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S. D. HATHAWAY. GATE.

No. 439,005. Patented Oct; 21, 1890.

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5 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SELIM D. HATHAWVAY, OF GILEAD, MICHIGAN.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 439,005, dated October21, 1890.

Application filed July 10, 1890.

T at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SELIM D. HATHAWAY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Gilead, in the county of Branch and State of Michigan, haveinvented a new and useful Gate, of which the following is aspecification.

The invention relates to improvements in swinging gates.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple andinexpensive gate adapted to be readily opened without necessitating aperson walking more than a few steps and capable of being passed over orpushed through drifts of snow and of being elevated for the passage ofsmall animals.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for readilyretaining the gate at any desired point and prevent it swinging to orfarther open.

The invent-ion consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of a gate constructed inaccordance with this invention and being shown open. Fig. 2 isv a sideelevation, the gate being closed. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view.Fig. 4 is a detail View of the bracket.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 1 designatesa gate ofanydesirable construction, consisting, preferably, of vertical bars 2and 3 and horizontal rails 4, secured between thevertical bars 2 and 3,which are arranged in pairs, and two of the horizontal rails l havetheir ends 5 extending beyond the end bars or stiles of the gate toenable the latter, which is centrally hinged to a hanger 6, to be turnedend for end and bring either of its ends into engagement with alatch-post 7, the projecting ends 5 fitting in the recess 7 thereof. Thehanger 6 is triangular, and is composed of inclined bars 8 and 9, whichhave their ends 10 and 11 secured together by strips 12, and verticalbars 13, arranged upon opposite sides of the inclined bars andconnecting the same near their inner ends, which are provided with eyes14., that engage suitable pintles 15 of a hinge-post 16; but the hangermay, if desired, be hinged to the post 16 by the ordinary constructionof hinges or in any other suitable $erial No. 358,310. (No model.)

with, and provided with perforations 20 to receive the pin 17, thathinges the bracket to the ends of the inclined bars, and the said ends10 and 11 of the inclined bars 8and9 are provided with verticalregistering perforations to receive the pin 17 and are rabbeted toprovide square shoulders, againstwhich the horizontal arms or portions19 of the bracket bear, and the said bracket has its vertical portionprovided with a pivot 21, extending horizontally from the center of thevertical portion and adapted to receive the gate 1, and provided with akey 22 to secure the gate on the pivot. The pivot 21 passes throughregistering perforations 23 of the central vertical bars of thegate,thereby centrally supporting the gate and effectually preventing anystrain upon its parts, and the said central bars 3 are provided with aseries of perforations 23, which enable the gate to be readily elevatedto counteract the gradual deviation of the hinge-post from theperpendicular and to permit the passage of small animals and enablingcattle readily to be separated.

The gate by being pivoted to the end of the hanger can be readily swungon its pivot sufficiently to clear uneven portions of the ground, and inorder to secure the gate at any desired position and prevent itsaccidentally closing or opening the bottom of the gate is provided atits ends with spurs 24:, which readily engage the ground and hold thegate, and one side of the gate is provided with a removable weight 25,which enables the gate to be balanced or unbalanced, as desired.

The gate swings vertically on the pivot 21 and horizontally on the pin17 that hinges the bracket to the end of the hanger, and the gate may bereadily turned to bring either end into engagement with the recess 7,and in order to lock the gate the end farther from the latch-post isbrought into engagement with hooks 26, arranged upon opposite sides ofthe vertical bars of the hanger and having their shanks extendingthrough the same and their heads adapted to engage one of the horizontalrails of the gate, and the latter may be readily sprung from engagementwith the hooks when it is desired to open the gate.

It will readily be seen that the gate is simple and inexpensive inconstruction and is centrally hung, so that all strain is eliminated;that it can be readily'opened and closed without moving more than a fewsteps, and may have either of its ends engage the latch-post; that itcan be readily elevated to prevent sagging and to permit the passage ofsmall animals, and that it can be readily lifted over or pushed throughdrifts of snow.

The hooks 26 are arranged beneath and adapted to support the adjacenthorizontal rail of the gate, and the latch-post supports the oppositeend of the gate, and it will be seen that when the gate is closed bothends are supported and all strain is taken from the outer end of thehanger and the gate is pre vented from sagging.

What I claim is- 1. The combination of the post, the hanger hinged tothe post, the bracket hinged to the outer end of the hanger and providedwith a pivot, and the gate centrally mounted upon the pivot,substantially as described.

2. The combination of the post, the hanger hinged to the post andprovided with the hooks 26, arranged upon opposite sides, and the gatehinged to the hanger at a point intermediate of its ends and adapted toswing upon either side of the hanger and engage the hooks thereof,substantially as described.

3. The combination of the post, thehanger hinged to the post, thebracket hinged to the end of the hanger and provided with a horizontalpivot, and the gate provided intermediate of its ends with a verticalseries of perforations adapted tofreceive the pivot, substantially asdescribed.

4. The combination of the post, the hanger hinged to the post, the gatepivoted intermediate of its ends to the hanger and provided with spursarranged to engage the ground to hold the gate at any desired point, andthe removable weight, substantially as described.

5. The combination of the post, the hanger hinged to the post, thebracket comprising the vertical portion and the horizontal portions orarms and provided with the horizontal pivot, the pin passing through thehorizontal portions or arms and hinging the bracket to the end of thehanger, and the gate mounted upon the pivot, substantially as described.

6. The combination of the hinge and latch posts, the hanger providedwith supportinghooks arranged on opposite sides, and the'gate centrallyhinged to the outer end of the hanger and having, when closed, one endsupported by the latch-post and the other end supported by one of saidhooks, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixedmy signature in presence of two Witnesses.

SELIM D. I-IA'lI'IAWAY.

Witnesses:

ANDREW J. RUssELL, II. J. 011001;.

